The mountain stronghold in the east must be attacked, but those who are inferior to soldiers should be good at attacking strategy, secondly attack troops, and lastly attack the city.
With the little money we have now, the cost of conquering the city is too high, and the high road is unavoidable.
Neither can attacking troops.
Therefore, we still have to start from the "defeat plan" to save time and effort, and everyone will be happy. Just like taking down the Xilin mountain stronghold, we still need to find internal support and combine internal support with external support for good.
It just so happened that He Zhiyuan still seemed to have some grudges, so why not take this opportunity to give him a chance.
So naturally, Gao Kan glanced at He Zhiyuan, who was standing at the end, and said, "Commander He, why are you standing so far away and talking closer?"
Everyone in the hall heard the sound and looked at him. He Zhiyuan immediately tensed up and hurried forward hesitantly.
"Master, it is important to take Donglin Mountain Stronghold. My subordinates, please don't lie. It's a good thing that you can obey your orders."
Hearing this, Gao Kan smiled and said: "Commander He is being overly modest. The two neighboring villages in East and West Lin are very familiar with each other. It is said that if you know yourself and the enemy, you will be victorious in any battle. I will ask you to work harder to recover Donglin Mountain this time."
As he spoke, he looked at Cao Qi again: "General Cao just said that there are many soldiers in the stronghold in the east. If we attack by force, I'm afraid it will be difficult. And they are all brothers, and we can't bear to see each other with swords and blood stain the ground."
After a short pause, Gao Kan looked at He Zhiyuan, waiting for him to answer.
He Zhiyuan was also astute. He didn't need to wait for further reminders and took the initiative to respond: "Sun Cheng, the commander of the west barracks of Donglin Village, is an old comrade of my subordinates. If the young master appreciates it, I would like to persuade him to give up his secret and turn to the bright side."
What he was waiting for was He Zhiyuan's words. Gao Kan immediately clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll tell Commander He that he must have a way. In this case, I will leave this matter to Commander He. If it can be accomplished, I will record it as a great achievement."
"I thank you for your gift, Master." He Zhiyuan responded with clasped fists.
Moreover, when He Zhiyuan went to the Donglin stronghold to persuade him to surrender, Gaokan had to make other arrangements, and the soldiers and horses in the stronghold also had to make further calculations.
He immediately ordered his troops and said, "Lin Chong."
Lin Chong heard the sound and immediately stood up and bowed: "My subordinate is here!"
"Let you lead a group of troops as the vanguard, carry out the purge first, and hide in the mountains and forests near the east side of the mountain stronghold to cooperate with Commander He in persuading surrender and peace, so that we can coordinate internally and externally in a timely manner!" Gaokan said.
"My subordinates take orders!" Lin Chong immediately took orders.
Then Gao Kan looked at Cao Qi again and said, "Cao Qi."
"The general is here!" Cao Qi quickly stood up and paid his respects.
"You will lead the majority of the rear army, carry the weapons and equipment, and march slowly to the eastern mountain stronghold. Wait for the opportunity to be determined. If there is no way to persuade the enemy to surrender, and the traitors are entrenched, then ask Lin Chong to lead the attack first, and most of the rear army will suppress it. Above, in short, we must capture Donglin Mountain Stronghold before sunrise tomorrow."
Having said this, Gao Kan paused again, glanced at the two of them, and asked, "Are you two sure?"
"I don't dare to disappoint you, sir." The two of them said with fists clasped at the same time.
After a slight nod, Gaokan continued: "Okay, there is no joke in the army. This time, we will be rewarded based on success. If we can't take Donglin Mountain Stronghold before sunrise, you two commanders will be punished."
"Willing to lead the army!" The two of them continued to respond at the same time.
With the arrangement in place, Gao Kancai looked at He Zhiyuan again: "Commander He, this time you go to Donglin Mountain Stronghold to persuade Sun Cheng to surrender. It's not good to bring more people and horses, as there are many dangers. You should act according to the opportunity. If you can, you will do it. If you see that the time is not right, you can do it." , we must withdraw early, rendezvous with the advance troops, and then prepare to attack the stronghold."
"Yes, I will take the order." He Zhiyuan responded with clasped fists.
"You can choose who you want in the stronghold to go with you," Gaokan said again.
"Thank you for the gift, sir."
He Zhiyuan agreed and selected suitable people from the stronghold to go with him to Donglin Mountain Stronghold.
In this case, Gaokan asked everyone to go ahead and prepare, while he and Yang Zhiliu stayed in the stronghold, waiting for the good news to come from over there.
The various departments in the village were operating, and He Zhiyuan was the first to send out the message. After sunset, Lin Chong also ordered the vanguard troops and sent out the message immediately.
Cao Qi left at the end of that trip, leading 5,000 men and horses, which was considered half of Gao Kan's wealth.
Gaokan still puts safety first in everything, taking the eastern mountain stronghold, subduing the enemy's troops without fighting, and asking the people in the stronghold to surrender voluntarily is the best. The second best thing is that He Zhiyuan can persuade Sun Cheng to cooperate inside and outside.
The worst thing is that Lin Chong attacks first and Cao Qi leads the backup army.
If that were the case, with the inner and outer strongholds to the east, and the Chinese army encamping, it would probably take a lot of time to penetrate and capture them, and the casualties would be difficult to determine.
After the various ministries left, Gaokan sat upright in the meeting hall and asked his men to take a look at all the official documents of Xilin Village.
In the middle of the night, Yang Zhi came in from outside to report to him.
After asking him to sit down, Gao Kan asked: "Instructor Yang, why are you so anxious? Is there any news from Donglin Village?"
Hearing this, Yang Zhi clasped his fists and said: "My subordinates inspected the stronghold and heard rumors among the original soldiers in the stronghold. It was said that the soldiers had surrendered to the enemy along with Xu Wenxuan. Now that the stronghold is broken, I am afraid that sooner or later they will not be able to escape. Moreover, the rumors are widespread. My subordinates I was afraid that if there was no control, there would be changes in the village, so I hurriedly came to report to the Young Master."
Upon hearing this, Gao Kan immediately put down the document in his hand, stood up and said: "This matter is important, and you are right to report it urgently."
"Sir, why don't we gather all the people in Xilin Village together and keep them under strict custody first?" Yang Zhi stood up and said.
Hearing this, Gao Kan waved his hand and said, "No, if that's the case, isn't the rumor true?"
Frowning his brows, he thought to himself.
The West Linshan stronghold has been captured for a day and a night, and the army and horses in front have not yet been sent out. Before taking the East Linshan stronghold, everything was in order, and I did not hear any rumors circulating among the surrendered soldiers.
Here, half of the soldiers and horses were sent out. Rumors immediately emerged that Gao Kan did not believe that there was no intentional person behind this.
If Yang Zhi had followed Yang Zhi's plan and immediately gathered all the surrendered soldiers in the village and detained them for no reason, he might have played into the enemy's hands.
According to Cao Qi and Lin Chong's previous reports on the situation in the stronghold, all the officers who were sentenced to surrender in the west of the stronghold have been awarded the title.
Only Xu Wen saved his life because it was still useful.
With such calculations, there shouldn't be anyone with other thoughts among the soldiers in the stronghold. Who could be the person who wants to spread rumors?
After thinking about it again and again, Gao Kan made a calculation in his heart.
"Teacher Yang, please do this first..."
Once the order was given, Yang Zhi was asked to do it.
After Yang Zhi accepted the order, he immediately went out to do things. The longer the matter was delayed, the more he feared it would be too late.
After Yang Zhi left, Gao Kan stayed in the hall and paced back and forth, still feeling a little uneasy.
Fortunately, the ordnance in the stronghold has been under control for a long time, and there are special personnel to guard it. All the surrendered soldiers are gathered on the other side of the stronghold. Even if there is a change, it will not be easy to reach the place where the ordnance is stored.
There are still about 6,000 soldiers and horses in the stronghold, who are staying here to take precautions.
After thinking about it again and again, Gaokan called people over again and conveyed a message to the various ministries in charge of the people and horses in the left-behind village, telling them to be careful.
